I have multiple friends who live/have lived in Hawaii. I hear it's not the same out there. If you're a single guy it's great. If you're trying to support a family on it, you're going to be stretched thin.

Ouch. Although I haven't found too many people taking it, it does seem there will be a good number of locals applying, so us mainlanders probably don't have a great shot. Oh well - at least it's the experience of another test, I suppose! lol

Have you ever lived in Hawaii? What do you know about Hawaii so far? If your a haole from the mainland with no clue about the culture, environment, people, and history your kinda screwed. There oral boards are way laid back though which is nice.

Have you ever lived in Hawaii? What do you know about Hawaii so far? If your a haole from the mainland with no clue about the culture, environment, people, and history your kinda screwed. There oral boards are way laid back though which is nice.

Are those things on the test? I have spent a lot of time in the islands over the last 15 years and am very comfortable there, would love to work there!

The test is a regular civil service test, math reading, mechanical, maps, ect. The oral boards they'll ask you questions seeing what you know about Hawaii. It's a gamble for them to hire someone not living there because people get island fever or just don't like living there anymore. I can't afford the flights there right now so i didn't take it but wish I did. Maui is awesome, but like others said you almost need two jobs there. Just do your research and you'll do fine. Good luck!

Coming from Oahu, I thought the Maui test wasn't as bad as I anticipated it being . . . in fact, I believe it was a CPS test . . . which for me, was the first time ever taking one with the audio section included. Anyhow, pass or fail, it was great prep for the HFD test coming up!

Coming from Oahu, I thought the Maui test wasn't as bad as I anticipated it being . . . in fact, I believe it was a CPS test . . . which for me, was the first time ever taking one with the audio section included. Anyhow, pass or fail, it was great prep for the HFD test coming up!

I just wasn't prepared for so many pulley questions. Darn things Good luck to you! What session were you in? Which location?

I just wasn't prepared for so many pulley questions. Darn things Good luck to you! What session were you in? Which location?

And yes, when is HFD?

Yes, the mechanical section was a little intense, especially after a tougher math section IMO! I'm just glad that I was able to keep a good pace and have about 5min to spare, which allowed me to go back and look over the entire test. However, for me personally, it was the Audio portion of the test that seemed to be the real kicker . . . the fist half wasn't all that bad, but seemed to get pretty progressive with a lot of information being given towards the end of the tape. I guess it didn't help being up since 3:45 in morning to catch my 5:00am flight lol! Oh yeah, btw, I was schedule for the 8:30am test @ LihiKai Elematary School.

As far as the next HFD test, I've heard a bunch people say it's coming up in February, including a few of the guys that I talked to who were also taking the Maui test. If this is really the case, hopefully we'll be seeing a fire recruit posting on city web site by the end of the year!

Yes, the mechanical section was a little intense, especially after a tougher math section IMO! I'm just glad that I was able to keep a good pace and have about 5min to spare, which allowed me to go back and look over the entire test. However, for me personally, it was the Audio portion of the test that seemed to be the real kicker . . . the fist half wasn't all that bad, but seemed to get pretty progressive with a lot of information being given towards the end of the tape. I guess it didn't help being up since 3:45 in morning to catch my 5:00am flight lol! Oh yeah, btw, I was schedule for the 8:30am test @ LihiKai Elematary School.

As far as the next HFD test, I've heard a bunch people say it's coming up in February, including a few of the guys that I talked to who were also taking the Maui test. If this is really the case, hopefully we'll be seeing a fire recruit posting on city web site by the end of the year!

Logged into the Maui County Self-Service site today and it looks like results from the test are up. How'd you do? Looks like I passed but it doesn't seem to provide much info other than pass/fail at this point. Hopefully something in the mail soon!!